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CLINICAL RESEARCH

The Roles of Childhood Maltreatment and Psychopathy in Sexual Recidivism of Treated Sex Offenders

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Pages 19-31 | Received 18 Aug 2004, Accepted 06 Jan 2005, Published online: 23 Sep 2008

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